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A series of suicide car bomb attacks rocked Baghdad yesterday killing up to 26 people.
At least four separate bombs went off within 90 minutes of each other in a coordinated strike. The US military said 26 people were killed, although Iraqi officials put the toll lower at around 12 dead.
Four car bombs in one morning: what does that suggest regarding the supply of cars, bombs, and suicide bombers in the region? They’ve apparently got an assembly line in operation there.
We’re continually told that these bombings are an effort to thwart the upcoming elections. I’m not up on the insurgent play book, but if I was planning toward that end, I’d be storing up the big fireworks for the week of the election. Which makes you wonder: if we’re seeing this level of violence now, how much worse might it get by election day?